Across
- 5. When a file is not infected by a virus, but anti-virus software marks it as being infected anyway
- 7. Another word for BIOS
- 11. Software designed to carry out specific tasks on a computer, such as maintaining, managing, and controlling computer resources
- 14. A process that rearranges blocks of data on an HDD so they are contiguous
- 15. A type of signal or message sent from a device to the processor
- 16. Load part of the operating system into RAM so that the computer can be used
- 17. A computer program that translates a program written in a high-level language into machine code
- 18. To isolate a file or program after an anti-virus program marks it as being infected by a virus
Down
- 1. Located next to each other
- 2. A memory area that stores data temporarily before being emptied
- 3. Make copies of files onto another storage media in case the original is corrupted or destroyed
- 4. A collection of information about a device plugged into a USB port
- 6. Programs that are installed on a user's computer to delete, corrupt, or manipulate data illegally
- 8. A person who oversees the management of user accounts
- 9. Software that displays a moving or still image on a monitor when the computer is inactive
- 10. A type of software that quarantines and deletes files or programs infected by a computer virus
- 12. A computer program that takes object files produced by a compiler and combines them into a single runnable program
- 13. Software that enables hardware devices to communicate with the computer's operating system